Penn researching ways to avoid side effects of key treatment for serious COVID cases Penn In the News WHYY (Philadelphia) Penn researching ways to avoid side effects of key treatment for serious COVID cases To improve outcomes for patients hospitalized with COVID-19, researchers led by Mitchell Lazar of the Perelman School of Medicine are exploring which populations are most prone to side effects when treated with glucocorticoids, a type of steroid. A COVID vaccine for kids A COVID vaccine for kids Jeff Gerber, who is heading the clinical trial of the Moderna vaccine in kids under 12 at CHOP, speaks with Penn Today about the trial and why getting children vaccinated is so essential. There are few good COVID antivirals, but that could be changing Penn In the News Scientific American There are few good COVID antivirals, but that could be changing Sara Cherry of the Perelman School of Medicine spoke about the arduous process of developing antiviral drugs to treat COVID-19. “Most of the compounds that work in cells ultimately fail in animal studies for lots of reasons,” she said. Of the compounds that remain, just a few make it to the animal testing stage. Study finds that higher death rates for Black COVID patients tied to hospital quality Penn In the News 6ABC.com Study finds that higher death rates for Black COVID patients tied to hospital quality David Asch of the Perelman School of Medicine and the Wharton School spoke about his research on racial disparities in health outcomes for hospitalized COVID-19 patients. "Perhaps the main reason that Black patients tend to have worse outcomes than white patients is because they go to hospitals that provide worse care for all," he said. "I think it's a story of racial residential segregation. Most people go to hospitals near where they live. And we fund hospitals very much by local resources." The long view on COVID-19 vaccine safety and efficacy A creative rendition of SARS-CoV-2 virus particles, not to scale. As of mid-July, the virus has sickened more than 186 million people worldwide and more than 4 million people have died from it, according to the World Health Organization. Globally, more than 3.3 billion vaccine doses have been administered. (Homepage image: NIAID) The long view on COVID-19 vaccine safety and efficacy Penn researchers weigh in on the regulatory and scientific efforts to track COVID-19 vaccines. Are latent viruses causing long COVID-19 symptoms? Patient groups push for testing Penn In the News The Wall Street Journal Are latent viruses causing long COVID-19 symptoms? Patient groups push for testing Benjamin Abramoff of the Perelman School of Medicine said that the Post-COVID Assessment and Recovery Clinic doesn’t test patients for viral reactivation. “Given that these are seen in other disease processes, we do not think this is likely the driver of long-term symptoms,” he said. New microfluidic device delivers mRNA nanoparticles a hundred times faster The researchers’ new platform technology, called Very Large Scale Microfluidic Integration, allows tens of thousands of microfluidic units to be incorporated into a single three-dimensionally etched silicon-and-glass wafer. (Image: Penn Engineering Today) New microfluidic device delivers mRNA nanoparticles a hundred times faster With a “liquid assembly line,” Penn researchers have produced mRNA-delivering-nanoparticles significantly faster than standard microfluidic technologies. Racial differences in COVID mortality rates linked to unequal hospital quality, Penn study shows Penn In the News WHYY (Philadelphia) Racial differences in COVID mortality rates linked to unequal hospital quality, Penn study shows David Asch and Rachel Werner of the Leonard Davis Institute co-authored research that found disparities between COVID-19 outcomes based on which hospital a patient was admitted to. “Patients tend to go to hospitals that are near them, and therefore Black patients are more likely to go to hospitals that are underresourced,” said Asch. “It’s a story of inequity, it’s a story of structural racism that has its origins centuries in the past.” Trauma patients with COVID-19 face greater risk of complications and death Trauma patients with COVID-19 face greater risk of complications and death Penn Medicine research shows COVID-19-positive patients with traumatic injuries have six times higher risk of death and complication than patients without COVID. Online learning’s impact on student performance Online learning’s impact on student performance Alex Rees-Jones of the Wharton School co-authored a study that found that online learning during the pandemic had a negative impact on student learning. Load More
A COVID vaccine for kids A COVID vaccine for kids Jeff Gerber, who is heading the clinical trial of the Moderna vaccine in kids under 12 at CHOP, speaks with Penn Today about the trial and why getting children vaccinated is so essential.
There are few good COVID antivirals, but that could be changing Penn In the News Scientific American There are few good COVID antivirals, but that could be changing Sara Cherry of the Perelman School of Medicine spoke about the arduous process of developing antiviral drugs to treat COVID-19. “Most of the compounds that work in cells ultimately fail in animal studies for lots of reasons,” she said. Of the compounds that remain, just a few make it to the animal testing stage. Study finds that higher death rates for Black COVID patients tied to hospital quality Penn In the News 6ABC.com Study finds that higher death rates for Black COVID patients tied to hospital quality David Asch of the Perelman School of Medicine and the Wharton School spoke about his research on racial disparities in health outcomes for hospitalized COVID-19 patients. "Perhaps the main reason that Black patients tend to have worse outcomes than white patients is because they go to hospitals that provide worse care for all," he said. "I think it's a story of racial residential segregation. Most people go to hospitals near where they live. And we fund hospitals very much by local resources." The long view on COVID-19 vaccine safety and efficacy A creative rendition of SARS-CoV-2 virus particles, not to scale. As of mid-July, the virus has sickened more than 186 million people worldwide and more than 4 million people have died from it, according to the World Health Organization. Globally, more than 3.3 billion vaccine doses have been administered. (Homepage image: NIAID) The long view on COVID-19 vaccine safety and efficacy Penn researchers weigh in on the regulatory and scientific efforts to track COVID-19 vaccines. Are latent viruses causing long COVID-19 symptoms? Patient groups push for testing Penn In the News The Wall Street Journal Are latent viruses causing long COVID-19 symptoms? Patient groups push for testing Benjamin Abramoff of the Perelman School of Medicine said that the Post-COVID Assessment and Recovery Clinic doesn’t test patients for viral reactivation. “Given that these are seen in other disease processes, we do not think this is likely the driver of long-term symptoms,” he said. New microfluidic device delivers mRNA nanoparticles a hundred times faster The researchers’ new platform technology, called Very Large Scale Microfluidic Integration, allows tens of thousands of microfluidic units to be incorporated into a single three-dimensionally etched silicon-and-glass wafer. (Image: Penn Engineering Today) New microfluidic device delivers mRNA nanoparticles a hundred times faster With a “liquid assembly line,” Penn researchers have produced mRNA-delivering-nanoparticles significantly faster than standard microfluidic technologies. Racial differences in COVID mortality rates linked to unequal hospital quality, Penn study shows Penn In the News WHYY (Philadelphia) Racial differences in COVID mortality rates linked to unequal hospital quality, Penn study shows David Asch and Rachel Werner of the Leonard Davis Institute co-authored research that found disparities between COVID-19 outcomes based on which hospital a patient was admitted to. “Patients tend to go to hospitals that are near them, and therefore Black patients are more likely to go to hospitals that are underresourced,” said Asch. “It’s a story of inequity, it’s a story of structural racism that has its origins centuries in the past.” Trauma patients with COVID-19 face greater risk of complications and death Trauma patients with COVID-19 face greater risk of complications and death Penn Medicine research shows COVID-19-positive patients with traumatic injuries have six times higher risk of death and complication than patients without COVID. Online learning’s impact on student performance Online learning’s impact on student performance Alex Rees-Jones of the Wharton School co-authored a study that found that online learning during the pandemic had a negative impact on student learning. Load More
Study finds that higher death rates for Black COVID patients tied to hospital quality Penn In the News 6ABC.com Study finds that higher death rates for Black COVID patients tied to hospital quality David Asch of the Perelman School of Medicine and the Wharton School spoke about his research on racial disparities in health outcomes for hospitalized COVID-19 patients. "Perhaps the main reason that Black patients tend to have worse outcomes than white patients is because they go to hospitals that provide worse care for all," he said. "I think it's a story of racial residential segregation. Most people go to hospitals near where they live. And we fund hospitals very much by local resources." The long view on COVID-19 vaccine safety and efficacy A creative rendition of SARS-CoV-2 virus particles, not to scale. As of mid-July, the virus has sickened more than 186 million people worldwide and more than 4 million people have died from it, according to the World Health Organization. Globally, more than 3.3 billion vaccine doses have been administered. (Homepage image: NIAID) The long view on COVID-19 vaccine safety and efficacy Penn researchers weigh in on the regulatory and scientific efforts to track COVID-19 vaccines. Are latent viruses causing long COVID-19 symptoms? Patient groups push for testing Penn In the News The Wall Street Journal Are latent viruses causing long COVID-19 symptoms? Patient groups push for testing Benjamin Abramoff of the Perelman School of Medicine said that the Post-COVID Assessment and Recovery Clinic doesn’t test patients for viral reactivation. “Given that these are seen in other disease processes, we do not think this is likely the driver of long-term symptoms,” he said. New microfluidic device delivers mRNA nanoparticles a hundred times faster The researchers’ new platform technology, called Very Large Scale Microfluidic Integration, allows tens of thousands of microfluidic units to be incorporated into a single three-dimensionally etched silicon-and-glass wafer. (Image: Penn Engineering Today) New microfluidic device delivers mRNA nanoparticles a hundred times faster With a “liquid assembly line,” Penn researchers have produced mRNA-delivering-nanoparticles significantly faster than standard microfluidic technologies. Racial differences in COVID mortality rates linked to unequal hospital quality, Penn study shows Penn In the News WHYY (Philadelphia) Racial differences in COVID mortality rates linked to unequal hospital quality, Penn study shows David Asch and Rachel Werner of the Leonard Davis Institute co-authored research that found disparities between COVID-19 outcomes based on which hospital a patient was admitted to. “Patients tend to go to hospitals that are near them, and therefore Black patients are more likely to go to hospitals that are underresourced,” said Asch. “It’s a story of inequity, it’s a story of structural racism that has its origins centuries in the past.” Trauma patients with COVID-19 face greater risk of complications and death Trauma patients with COVID-19 face greater risk of complications and death Penn Medicine research shows COVID-19-positive patients with traumatic injuries have six times higher risk of death and complication than patients without COVID. Online learning’s impact on student performance Online learning’s impact on student performance Alex Rees-Jones of the Wharton School co-authored a study that found that online learning during the pandemic had a negative impact on student learning. Load More
The long view on COVID-19 vaccine safety and efficacy A creative rendition of SARS-CoV-2 virus particles, not to scale. As of mid-July, the virus has sickened more than 186 million people worldwide and more than 4 million people have died from it, according to the World Health Organization. Globally, more than 3.3 billion vaccine doses have been administered. (Homepage image: NIAID) The long view on COVID-19 vaccine safety and efficacy Penn researchers weigh in on the regulatory and scientific efforts to track COVID-19 vaccines.
Are latent viruses causing long COVID-19 symptoms? Patient groups push for testing Penn In the News The Wall Street Journal Are latent viruses causing long COVID-19 symptoms? Patient groups push for testing Benjamin Abramoff of the Perelman School of Medicine said that the Post-COVID Assessment and Recovery Clinic doesn’t test patients for viral reactivation. “Given that these are seen in other disease processes, we do not think this is likely the driver of long-term symptoms,” he said. New microfluidic device delivers mRNA nanoparticles a hundred times faster The researchers’ new platform technology, called Very Large Scale Microfluidic Integration, allows tens of thousands of microfluidic units to be incorporated into a single three-dimensionally etched silicon-and-glass wafer. (Image: Penn Engineering Today) New microfluidic device delivers mRNA nanoparticles a hundred times faster With a “liquid assembly line,” Penn researchers have produced mRNA-delivering-nanoparticles significantly faster than standard microfluidic technologies. Racial differences in COVID mortality rates linked to unequal hospital quality, Penn study shows Penn In the News WHYY (Philadelphia) Racial differences in COVID mortality rates linked to unequal hospital quality, Penn study shows David Asch and Rachel Werner of the Leonard Davis Institute co-authored research that found disparities between COVID-19 outcomes based on which hospital a patient was admitted to. “Patients tend to go to hospitals that are near them, and therefore Black patients are more likely to go to hospitals that are underresourced,” said Asch. “It’s a story of inequity, it’s a story of structural racism that has its origins centuries in the past.” Trauma patients with COVID-19 face greater risk of complications and death Trauma patients with COVID-19 face greater risk of complications and death Penn Medicine research shows COVID-19-positive patients with traumatic injuries have six times higher risk of death and complication than patients without COVID. Online learning’s impact on student performance Online learning’s impact on student performance Alex Rees-Jones of the Wharton School co-authored a study that found that online learning during the pandemic had a negative impact on student learning. Load More
New microfluidic device delivers mRNA nanoparticles a hundred times faster The researchers’ new platform technology, called Very Large Scale Microfluidic Integration, allows tens of thousands of microfluidic units to be incorporated into a single three-dimensionally etched silicon-and-glass wafer. (Image: Penn Engineering Today) New microfluidic device delivers mRNA nanoparticles a hundred times faster With a “liquid assembly line,” Penn researchers have produced mRNA-delivering-nanoparticles significantly faster than standard microfluidic technologies.
Racial differences in COVID mortality rates linked to unequal hospital quality, Penn study shows Penn In the News WHYY (Philadelphia) Racial differences in COVID mortality rates linked to unequal hospital quality, Penn study shows David Asch and Rachel Werner of the Leonard Davis Institute co-authored research that found disparities between COVID-19 outcomes based on which hospital a patient was admitted to. “Patients tend to go to hospitals that are near them, and therefore Black patients are more likely to go to hospitals that are underresourced,” said Asch. “It’s a story of inequity, it’s a story of structural racism that has its origins centuries in the past.” Trauma patients with COVID-19 face greater risk of complications and death Trauma patients with COVID-19 face greater risk of complications and death Penn Medicine research shows COVID-19-positive patients with traumatic injuries have six times higher risk of death and complication than patients without COVID. Online learning’s impact on student performance Online learning’s impact on student performance Alex Rees-Jones of the Wharton School co-authored a study that found that online learning during the pandemic had a negative impact on student learning.
Trauma patients with COVID-19 face greater risk of complications and death Trauma patients with COVID-19 face greater risk of complications and death Penn Medicine research shows COVID-19-positive patients with traumatic injuries have six times higher risk of death and complication than patients without COVID.
Online learning’s impact on student performance Online learning’s impact on student performance Alex Rees-Jones of the Wharton School co-authored a study that found that online learning during the pandemic had a negative impact on student learning.